by TheRecords1 | May 4, 2021 | news, stories, Uncategorized
Way back in 2009, John Wicks and Paul Collins embarked on an acoustic tour together. The promotional element of the tour included an appearance on WFMU’s Cherry Blossom Clinic. They performed over a dozen songs and gave the host an interview. Below you’ll...
by TheRecords1 | Apr 6, 2021 | news, stories, Uncategorized
While rummaging through some old files, I discovered this radio interview from 1979. It was with 95X radio but I was unable to locate or get permission from the originator. I’ve posted it below with the one caveat – if the interviewer finds it and objects...
by TheRecords1 | Jan 26, 2021 | news, stories, Uncategorized
Recently, bandmate Randy Hoffman came upon some discarded liner notes John had written for the John Wicks & The Records album entitled Rotate. Said notes told the story of John’s encounter with Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green after having read in a tabloid paper...
by TheRecords1 | Oct 19, 2020 | news, stories, Uncategorized
Power pop’s flagship song was almost the brainchild of The Cuties. That’s right, I said The Cuties. After the dissolution of Kursaal Flyers, Will Birch and John Wicks were searching for a good name for their newly formed band. They thought they had settled on...
by TheRecords1 | Oct 7, 2020 | news, stories
Most folks don’t realize that John recorded an album of Records songs in 1991. The album was called Rock’Ola (1998) and was recorded in only three days. Here’s the story as I remember it. John’s Records were to embark on a short tour of Spain but Rock Indiana insisted...
by TheRecords1 | Sep 23, 2020 | news, stories
It has been some time since the last post. In the near future I expect to rectify this and hope to relay more of the stories John shared with me. In the meantime, I saw this old concert flyer on a social media site featuring The Records and thought I’d post it...
